Where does Kevin Durant requesting a trade from the Nets leave Kyrie Irving? | NBA Today

[@williamjohnson5997]

Talent has never been Kyries problem it’s the way he behaves and this is the third time he’s been on that has imploded

[@boohere2]

Lebron seems to want him with open arms. What an idiot he is too

[@dreezy1270]

The fault goes 100% to Kyrie. This man is toxic in the locker rooms. The fact that LBJ kept him on a leash those years in Cleveland was amazing.

[@jdubsbd114]

not 100% kyrie also KD fault never putting him in check like how Goat James did

[@xThatBoiChris]

@@jdubsbd114 Bron put ky in check?😂

[@lahnex27]

A leash? Kyrie a dog now huh 😂

[@LysergiCoyotl]

KD also openly admitting here than he isn't a 1A leader. He has a great team on Brooklyn right now, 2 other superstars, multiple solid role players, if everyone is healthy and playing they're as good as anyone on paper. Instead KD needs to go to a #1 seed again. Clown.

[@lahnex27]

@@jdubsbd114 man a Kyrie a grown man how old are y’all talking bout another man put a man in check like Kyrie supposed to be a submissive chick or something

[@fromthe6477]

Your team chemistry automatically goes down 99% when you trade for kyrie 😂😂

[@worldtree2027]

Probably, bc he plays a physical playstyle. It’s hard for him to stay healthy bc he’s the same size as Steph roughly but plays in the paint like a Forward. And as a result he gets really beat up.

[@skytron22]

@@worldtree2027 Curry gets to the paint just as much as Kyrie, wth u talking about? Kyrie is just toxic to teams, that's literally it. Steph is the complete antithesis to Kyrie in that regard, hence why KD managed to make things work in Golden State. KD didn't have to be the leader on the warriors, and it showed in how efficient his game became. Getting beat up in the paint has nothing to do with decimating team chemistry. Don't forget Kyrie's whole vaccination fiasco, plus who knows what else goes on in the locker room and behind the scenes. Kyrie contributed greatly to the Nets implosion, and it is down entirely to his personality, not his play style.

[@j-roc6989]

@@worldtree2027 curry is a fair bit bigger than kyrie both size and weight

[@MyHandle4455]

Dude is toxic …

[@Travsice]

This isn't an ownership or GM problem. KD wanted Kyrie when he joined. All the players coming and going from the nets is about the players and how so many of them are soft and aren't real winners. Instead of trying to figure stuff out with great talent they wanna just break up and go play else where when adversity hits. It's why, even tho some of them have won championships, none of KD, Kyrie, Harden, or Simmons are true winners. This is nothing to do with the Nets and everything to do with KD and Kyrie.

[@GIO77ification]

KD didnt even want to go to the Nets. Kyrie wanted the nets. So the Nets really did need to keep Kyrie happy i guess...

[@JamieKennedi]

Ownership is at fault. They signed off on all this stuff and now they have a team that's in shambles for it. They got rid of a coach, draft picks and young players for what? They didn't even get to the third round in the eastern conference finals. Stop giving away your future for these dudes. This is why the lakers are F-ed up.

[@deepee4323]

Ownership gets some credit for success even though they dont play so they can get some blame for failure too

[@user-fj9gg5jx5z]

@@deepee4323 Of course ownership co-signed on this for sure even thou it was KD and Kyrie making all the requests on players they wanted. All I know is they had a solid team, Jarret allen, levert, dinwiddie… quality role players on championship team. Instead they wanted a heavy star oriented team that didn’t had a star playmaker to orient them! All they wanted was scorers and it got them to the worst defense in the nba. No one wins championships like that, and people thought KD had the blueprint from the GSW ? All that man did there was play he didn’t had to worry about building a blue print he rather play video games and smoke weed… yhea buddy what a legend you are going to be with that type of accountability 🤣

[@Hello-816]

This is what the NETS deserve. They should have fired Steve Nash after last year. This team had injuries, covid and an underqualified coach.

[@golden_armz8608]

Man image being a Nets fan right now....just had the hearts ripped out. Best offensive trio on paper in the history of the NBA and within 2 years it's all blown up. Soul shattering lol

[@richardsong7732]

They'll be fineeee. LOL Nets don't really have fans. Their fans are soft too

[@shiceman]

Nah bro nets fan here........devastated and currently building more hate for kyrie and less respect for KD

[@88ntil]

It failed but I don’t think it’s over for the nets. KD is primetime you won’t get him on wholesale so they’ll get valueable players back same for Kyrie so they’ll have their pieces just a new beginning

[@CrazyCurryKing]

lost my nets hat in vancouver a few weeks ago, kinda happy about it now LMAO

[@bright6200]

Good thing there are no nets fan

[@Coolcat3]

Brooklyn had more promise before getting kyrie kd

[@preciouswilliams22]

This is ALL on Kyrie Irving!! Kyrie's TOXICITY cost the Nets James Harden & KD, so where does that leave Steve Nash😒☕

[@GIO77ification]

Will be replaced when the next Super...star..comes in.

[@TAVV00S]

Hahaha james (no show) harden! Kd is soft. He loses he leaves and joins a 73w team. tatum locked him up. Kobe lost and stood up and went through the wall and got 2 more chips. Kd is a third tier player.

[@user-db1dk3ti2e]

Back to Ben Simmons 😂

[@agentbrandt]

You mean Ben Simmons? 😂

[@Gravitti85]

@DrDoge Irving doesn't lay bricks tho lmao

[@Jushin15]

That smile from Perkins. 😆

[@pabloquinonez8679]

KD is legit a good player, but not a Steph Curry, because of how unstable and soft he is towards his teammates. Kyrie Irving is just straight up a clown

[@Mrg00dvibes]

👌🏽

[@backyardchickens6755]

Kd owns you

[@munyun8344]

And your so great bro

[@tarikdebarge]

Facts!

[@VoiceofReason00]

Like I always said this just proves how great of an organization the Warriors are you can’t buy that type of chemistry and leadership these dudes are ring chasing so bad it’s really sad because these are literally the best players in the league switching teams every few years

[@raypolk1062]

What about Lebron ???? Every team he has created or went to ,he’s delivered a championship ,,,,,,he shows why teaming up is not as easy as everybody think it is

[@MyHandle4455]

@@raypolk1062 and then he drops you quicker than a two dollar ****. LeBron will bring you a chip but he has no loyalty to your organization. That’s great if you just want a championship and some short term success, but not so good if you are trying to create a lasting championship culture like the Spurs had and the Warriors have.

[@paulfrantizek102]

Nets management has a right to be pissed, they had a good young team with Kenny Atkinson before they sold out to Kyrie and KD.

[@nikiedmonds6236]

Richard Jefferson will always be a Net at heart...of course he'd talk like this and try to downplay this all time EPIC FAILURE of the Nets...he was smiling, cheesing and laughing at Stephen A when KD and Kyrie went to Brooklyn...Legs is 100% correct...this is one of the biggest collapses in NBA team history

[@SandcastleGirl]

Thank you!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@CrushRAVids]

Kd and Kyrie are both extremely overrated beta male 2nd options. KD can't win without Steph and Kyrie can't win without LeBron. Simple. Both got an ego because their big brother got them a chip, essentially.

[@natalieslezakova6930]

My man's Richard head is shinninnnn

[@fashionlife5348]

KD carried this Nets Team all through injury and fatigue while Kyrie and Harden were acting like teenagers and Steve Nash was coaching like a High school trainer this is just ridiculous atp I really feel like KD just wasted 3years of his Prime following His Homie smh

[@ivan_akbar]

If we talking abt last year, Harden was dealing with his hammy and conditioning (fitness) and Kyrie had ankle injury due to bad landing. It was just unfortunate for BK.

[@sedohema]

HA. A high school trainer, not even a high school coach. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@bobbyloveoblock6580]

@@ivan_akbar that was 2 seasons ago stop meat ridin

[@ivan_akbar]

@@bobbyloveoblock6580 am pretty sure it was last year when they lost in 7 to Bucks. Harden was playing with hammy sprain back then. All I m saying is, they once did their best. Injury and health issues got them best of them. But, this season Kyrie ve done massive damage by not getting the shot.

[@MyHandle4455]

KD also got paid a full years salary while he was injured and sitting out.

[@88ntil]

“You know as a leader you gotta be able to take good with the bad man, Just because the ship is sinking imma jump off and swim to another ship you don’t do that. If you can win championships in front of everybody then you can miss the playoffs in front of everybody” -Kobe Bryant

[@angel-ij4xv]

Durant going to the suns

[@Amor1990]

Good ol Copy & Paste

[@mikesilva44]

didn’t kobe ask for a trade before they got gasol?

[@desmondpitts9714]

Kobe was frustrated but he stayed

[@Nandoswitharando]

@@mikesilva44 😬😬😬

[@CDawgTheOne]

the 76ers did indeed win the trade

[@MM-tw7pu]

Hahaha….Nets still have 25 year old Simmons if nothing else. 76ers got washed up shyt and they are lucky he declines that huge 1 year 47.5 mill

[@Jry088]

@@MM-tw7pu 76ers made the playoff, Nets didn't.

[@LordFleaBottom]

I'm so happy KD didn't talk to Kyrie about this. It's almost like payback since Kyrie wasn't willing to sacrifice for the entire team. So everyone now is wanting out of Brooklyn. Kyrie wasted KD's and Harden's time in Brooklyn.

[@primetimegamingandsports6075]

They want to play together just not Brooklyn

[@a-dawg8711]

dam right he did. Kyrie being a enfant de chienne about a oogy boogy man vaccine Qult non sense he bought into costed him this, or maybe it was his attitude and lack of playing time overall I don't know what's worse. KD is still the man, but he wasted all that time ffs. Harden, had to lose like 20 pounds...and that aint easy man, so theres that.

[@GerryDeeSf]

this was a colossal failure, they even had james harden at one point and they never got past the 2nd round; worst paper champs of all time

[@mediacenterman8583]

RJ is only being so reductive because he played with Kyrie. He knows it was a disaster.

[@kungfukenny9879]

KD sticking with the SNAKE monicker 🐍

[@Daddysports79]

RJ is frontin, when these dudes got together in BK most all of ESPN expected at least a couple of Finals appearances and an unstoppable offense; this is a pretty significant failure. Agree with him that making it a “cautionary tale” of letting players “run” teams is a stretch

[@gawdlyb5117]

Everybody in the organization handled this wrong including kd and kyrie. Kd should've held KY accountable but the nets should've never got harden for "insurance"

[@MM-tw7pu]

Too bad, would have loved to have seen KD and Kyrie with Ben Simmons defence at 100%

[@LaoKast21]

Stephen A. is in his car licking his chops on what he has to say about this 😅😅😅

[@bxi1547]

😋

[@Kingziggy123]

Facts😂😂😂

[@PhuccjooMann]

Big Perk being the voice of reason 🤣

[@rawmeal4664]

This kevin durant news surpasses the gsw recent title parade🤣

[@lordsoftherealm2752]

Its hilarious to me that Brooklyn is stuck in the same position as they were when they traded for Pierce and Garnett. Houston owns all of their future picks. What a disaster.

[@Aande40]

KD could have just said: trade Kyrie, it doesn’t matter who comes (except Westbrook). They would’ve had a great team.

[@GamerOfTheUniverses]

Expect Ya Mom

[@zeroblackstar]

...shocker! Who could have seen this coming?! 😑

[@Alkhemy84]

Richard Jefferson is such an embarrassment. I hope everyone realizes he’s on the Nets payroll still

[@SoloJedi_]

This is a lesson to ALL NBA teams. DO NOT LET PLAYERS CONTROL ANYTHING, Brooklyn gave Kyrie and KD the red carpet and look at them now. They won't even be a play-in team

[@i3___]

Kd to the Rockets would be an all time sleeper! Kpj, Jalen Green, Kd, Jabari Smith Jr and Sengun! 🔥🔥🔥 Real threat in the West 🤔😲😬

[@TheEndlessCreativity]

this was a great segment. they gave Kenny Atkinson praise for startingJared Allen. great coach move

[@r.m.90]

Dame Lillard obviously knew something we didn't...

[@DonkCheats]

Why is Rick Ross on this show?

[@BIFC216]

we in Cleveland thanks you Brooklyn for Jarret allen and caris levert 🤣

[@Daddysports79]

What team has enough talent to give up “multiple all star starters” and STILL have enough left to compete by adding KD? Aside from Golden State (not gonna happen) and maybe Phoenix (if Ayton agrees to a sign and trade), what other roster has this kind of depth? I think BK coming out of this as a contender is a bit of a dream, unless KD pulls a Melo and guts a roster on his way in

[@johnjperricone7856]

How about the Knicks? Trade Randle, and say, 4 or 5 1st round picks?

[@rishabhsingh3137]

Another example of why KD isn't the bus driver. He wants a readymade place - just a talented boy, not a strong man!!

[@earlthepearl6414]

Well stated.

[@rodrigopalo5953]

I love watching RJ but sometimes, he sounds like he’s protecting the obvious all the time. A bit biased I should say. He sounds like he doesn’t want to call out superstars like Kyrie and KD.

[@cojack636]

His buddies. Welcome to the "new" media

[@damondo8660]

i clicked for Legs, Lowe, and Malika... i wish i had a mute button for the 2 other clowns

[@sakthithanigai5036]

KD wanting out makes the headache go away. Now they have no reason to keep kyrie

[@itsme3k]

I'm ready to hear what Perk has to say about this.

[@dewaynecastan8444]

Well, Malika is getting really comfortable now😏 cause she's interrupting way too much

[@halrichard1969]

That whole Nets gathering of stars was a joke. Both the Nets and Lakers were huge disasters last season. Just like Espn Basketball journalists are a joke!

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

Malika: “oN pApEr” Legler: “yea, that’s what I just said”

[@thepeopleschamp1776]

It's funny that if BKN trusted the process, they would've had a pretty good team. All of the pieces/picks they traded are turning out to be gems in other places. Similar to the Lakers trading BI, Lonzo, Kuzma, etc.

[@CJ739]

Except Lakers won a chip so the situation isnt exactly apples to apples

[@tsvetanbliznakov7694]

Makes sense for Nets to get best deal possible, but KD will want to play in teams like Suns/Heat/Clippers/GSW so it may be 3team trade it may be 5team trade or w/e but he is getting somewhere there. Also Kyrie is going to the Lakers, cuz he wants to and he will get there one way or another as well.

[@NewJerseyNets11]

Love how the former Net RJ sticking up for Brooklyn 💯

[@fredm.2699]

What is going on with RJ the first 10 seconds lol. Dude looks bored and at the very least "im just here to not get fined"

[@PricefieldPunk]

The Nets historically failed twice with 2 "Superteams" in less then 10 years lmao

[@2TyminAzzKato]

The reality of the situation is KD was a loser before Steph and after Steph and Kyrie was a loser before LeBron and after LeBron. So the notion that these 2 players are regarded so highly has always been a imagery to me. The media constantly makes excuses for KD and claims he’s better than Steph Curry which is borderline blasphemous.

[@CrushRAVids]

No one, not even the biggest of haters could put KD above Steph after curry just got his 4th ring. I completely agree with the rest of your post though. KD and Kyrie are both extremely overrated beta male 2nd options who need their big bro to take them to the promised land. This was never going to work. Even the Celtics got instantly better once Kyrie's toxicity left.

[@gregoryjohnson7043]

WE SHOULD PUT SOME MORE RESPECT ON MIAMIS BIG 3. Ppl think you can just put players together and a chip happens. Miamis big 3 was legendary.

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

This has nothing to do with the Nets and everything to do with KD and Kyrie

[@whaj041081]

Please remove Perkins from tv

[@GNLJshl69]

THIS JUST IN: Steve Nash demands a trade; Ben Simmons ruled out for next season.

[@phillyjackson45]

If Sixers can get another dub against them and get KD, COME ON MOREY

[@juanmvaldivia]

Talent is not just ball skills: Talent to handle the ball Talent to execute game plays and set plays Talent to work with others Talent to work with management Talent to condition your body to take on the grind of a long season Talent to section off you mind from the negatives, or bad games/ bad coworkers/ bad fans Talent to block out the media and haters Who was the most talent team last season: The team that won the finals = The Warriors

[@rizomepaglinawan6475]

What! Are you dumb? Talent is not about dealing with people. Talent is an inborn and special ability of a person. C'mon man. I think too much of being a Warriors fan made you delusional. lmao

[@jall8864]

When the chick said, but they had james harden😭😭😭

[@ahhchoo8488]

Durant leaving first would be the first time somebody leaves Irving high and dry for the first time. Irving has done that on so many others.

[@pauldeojr533]

How y’all still give credit to this team? Talking bout “most skilled” “most unguardable” …. Smh

[@brendajoyce1858]

The easy route is to blame Kyrie,but had the nets gave Kyrie a Max deal, KD would have never asked for a trade

[@joeymanny]

Kevin is just a Fools Gold = If he lose again he wants out, who will trust him now?

[@dyfox3856]

This is why Kyrie got upset when someone referred to lebron as a father figure for him. IT WAS TRUE

[@johannf36]

Not that it is likely to happen, but I would love to see the Hawks try to trade for Durant. I could see the Hawks offer Dejounte Murray and John Collins for Kevin Durant. Not sure that Brooklyn would go for that though.

[@NosyNorseman]

It really surprises me a team lead by so great leaders and deep thinkers like KD and Kyrie burns to the ground 🙄 Sad it couldn’t be a success like when LeBron took over in Lakers after they won🏆 Who would have thought that player driven franchises wasn’t the best solution, I mean when you hear these guys speak, it’s like hearing an Oracle… they know stuff, you know 😂

[@jellybean4799]

KD is only asking for a trade because nets didnt give kyrie max deal

[@yungmayo4037]

The nets gone have a deep role playing roster

[@jef_freely]

KD Kyrie to Denver Nuggets MPJ Jamal Murray + pieces and picks to Brooklyn Nets Jokic KD Kyrie Simmons MPJ Murray Pretty, pretty,.. pretty good!

[@drsapnis]

If they play it right- they can win it. This is interesting!

[@JB_Needs_His_Coins]

KD to suns: D-book, KD, and CP3 could be crazy

[@FLEX0NTV]

Kyrie to the Clippers, Durant to the Heat.

[@davidp420]

How is Richard actually questioning if it's one of the worst blunders in NBA history when it is objectively the worst bust in NBA history.

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

KD TO OKC 😂😂 let’s make it happen

[@bxi1547]

He would never win anything.

[@joeleee23]

kd to lakers for bron...speak it into existence

[@DMasta718]

RJ coming off as a complete Nets shill

[@Lebosh23435]

KDs wishlist.. two No.1 seeds.. honestly this dude is a joke, can’t do it without Steph.

[@UnknownRaiderGuy]

I matter where KD goes A healthy GSW is unstoppable

[@s.o.sxpullupreacts4890]

Bucks in 5

[@michaelaboagye5797]

@@s.o.sxpullupreacts4890 bro that won’t happen. Everyone says Middleton but he ain’t top 10. GSW will let Giannis get his numbers n make sure no one else goes off. Warriors will win

[@jeffsmalarz7943]

i agree with legler. Its one thing to bring in talent and it fail. Its another thing to trade good young talent for talent and now after a few years they are trying to acquire young talent.

[@supercasualgamer513]

I ain’t mad at Ingram being the example. Just shows the level to which he has ascended 💯

[@newrecruit100]

Boiling it down to Kyrie is such an easy stance lol. There are so many factors at play as to why this all failed.

[@josiahmitchell8594]

it's not about being easy. it's just what happened. kyrie messes up everything.

[@oinkpiggin]

I realized Perk hates white coach or white people in general

[@banksyone]

KD should have stayed with the Warriors.

[@magron1987]

KD for Kawhi is the most interesting trade out there. The Clippers become the absolute favorite to win. The Nets get a younger Top-7 player when healthy.

[@josiahmitchell8594]

Kawhi not going for that

[@MM-tw7pu]

Clippers wouldn’t do that and Kawhi wouldn’t agree. Kawhi is a top 3 player not top 7 when healthy

[@Gia_P.]

Didn’t KD caused the Nets to trade for Harden 😳. And after Nets lost young talent he leaves

[@ishmeeldavis933]

I bet Shaquille O'Neal is cracking jokes right now about this NBA update.

[@michaelw6193]

Why in the world should the Nets trade KD, let him play out his contract one way or the other.

[@georgelundy24]

KD Kyrie and James Harden have destroyed the Nets!! Smh lol 🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

[@wolvieinactive]

Brooklyn will build around Ben Simmons

[@informantfred1853]

Kind of hard to believe that after that disastrous trade with the Celtics to digging themselves out to be relevant again just to have an even worse disaster is mind boggling to me

[@joshb.1118]

The Nets...the best superteam on paper.

[@cruzboy2763]

I wouldn't trade for Kyrie at all I'm all in for Kd he's committed to play unlike ky

[@TAVV00S]

Kd sucks. He can't win. He wants to go back to uncle curry again to win a meaningless chip. Come on man

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

I can’t believe Richard Jefferson still has a job at ESPN. Bottom. Of. The. Barrel.

[@chirocket4791]

The only thing I care about is not wanting Kyrie to get traded for Westbrook. He blew everything up, and should not hurt the Nets more by saddling the Nets with Westbrook.

[@KrisGarland]

Why would he do it if Kyrie is staying this year

[@sakthithanigai5036]

Ur slow

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Kyrie turned the Nets from a culture on the come up to a toxic environment

[@j-roc6989]

Mad isn't it

[@fashionlife5348]

Miami is the best fit for KD

[@RossRadikSherman]

Kevin Durant for DeAndre ayton, mikal bridges, and draft picks.

[@gurufvg]

How about the Lakers trading AD and Westbrook to the Nets for KD and Kyrie? Crazy??? Maybe.... but who knows... Imagine LBJ, KD and Kyrie all playing for the Lakers.

[@bawanace9004]

I know it will not happen but imagine him going to the Warriors

[@TommyJ]

😂 if that happened in an alternate universe that would be the funniest thing ever

[@bawanace9004]

@@TommyJ 😂😂😂 and the best as a warriors fan that would be the best

[@ShadowsSovereign]

He is going to PHX to try and stop Draymond's 3 of the next 4 prediction

[@RufinoMaldonado]

Man why y’all do Seth curry like that. That’s all I care about

[@jmcgee39]

Let's see, KD has requested a trade and he's probably going to either Phoenix or Miami but there could be a sleeper team out there with the assets to trade for him. Now once KD is gone, they'll find a way to shop Kyrie or buy him out and let him walk but what everyone is forgetting about is Ben Simmons (remember him lol). He's either going to be gone or the focal point of what they do going forward.

[@j-roc6989]

Simmons with kd and/or kd was never going to work out tbh one way or another

[@MM-tw7pu]

I think Ujiri and Toronto have the assets in 28 year old all-NBA Siakam, Trent Jr at 22, and 1st round picks. Those guys alone and a healthy Ben Simmons insures they are a playoff team next year and Houston isn’t taking home any easy lottery picks for the next couple of years laughing 😆

[@j-roc6989]

@@MM-tw7pu not bad but kd ain't going be happy about goimg to Toronto

[@jmcgee39]

@@j-roc6989 It could have worked with all 3 of them but Ben didn't play this season so here we are.

[@MM-tw7pu]

@@j-roc6989 no one knows that for sure but if Nets get forced to taking Ayton (JAFRO err Jarred Allen is better than him IMO) whose motor and athleticism sucks and is definitely NOT a max level talent and some role players and picks or the likes of Hero and overpaid trash like Duncan Robinson who legit couldn’t see the floor in the playoffs for horrible defence and picks from Maimi they will not recover any time soon and Houston will make it out like bandits at the draft for the next several years. A team with Siakam, Simmons, Trent Jr and a number of solid role players not only makes the playoffs but probably wins a playoff round.

[@jg4992]

They should never give Kyrie more than a year to year contract from now on